The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 1968
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
10:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 564
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.58° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.87° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.