The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2049
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
7:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1565
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 154.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.28° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.30° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.