The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2041
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.86° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.02° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.