The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 1992
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
7:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 860
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 | 343.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.56° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.12° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.