The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 1986
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
2:13 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 786
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 14.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.48° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.37° / -1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.85° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.