The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
11:12 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1219
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 | 237.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.44° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.