The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 1951
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
5:17 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 353
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 259.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.90° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.33° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.