The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2045
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
5:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1516
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.19° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.29° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.