The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2046
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 AM
5:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1528
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.79° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.13° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.