The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 1997
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
4:01 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 293.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.41° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.30° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.