The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2044
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
11:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 53.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / -1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.39° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.86° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.