The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2040
Waning Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
11:42 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 242.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 40m / -0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.10° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.23° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.