The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1615
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 358.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.65° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.93° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.