The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 1995
Waxing Crescent
1.2% 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
7:31 AM
9:10 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 11.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.87° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.98° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.