The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
81.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 PM
2:00 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.4%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 128.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.68° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.31° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.