The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 1954
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
8:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 390
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.2° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.16° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.51° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.