The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 1983
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
9:41 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 749
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 | 220.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 14m / -10.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.29° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.86° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.