The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
5:11 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 169.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.2° / 318.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 50m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.07° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.13° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.