The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 2003
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
8:57 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 996
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.5° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.69° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.36° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 131.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.