The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 30, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% 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
4:36 PM
1:02 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -24.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.26° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.19° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.14° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.