The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2028
First Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.20° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.57° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.