The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 1991
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
8:14 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 848
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 | 201.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.7° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -9.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.15° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.27° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.