The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2038
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
6:17 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 21.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.01° / -1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.81° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.