The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2030
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
7:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1330
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 172.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.01° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.49° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.