The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
12:55 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1343
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.85° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.72° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.