The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 1978
Waning Crescent
33.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
3:43 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 687
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 | 289.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 254.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.16° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.50° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.