The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 20, 2028
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
7:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1305
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.9° / 167.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 24.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.78° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.48° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.