The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 1977
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 675
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 | 155.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.94° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.93° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.