The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2019
Waning Crescent
15.7% 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
2:51 AM
5:46 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1194
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 | 313.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.72° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.95° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.00° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.