The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
12:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.1° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.89° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.35° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.