The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 1987
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
10:31 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 799
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 | 30.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.77° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.30° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.