The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 23, 2028
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:51 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.4° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 11.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.61° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.76° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.