The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 1973
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
4:57 AM
8:00 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 157.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.76° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.12° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.32° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| 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.