The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 2054
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
2:47 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1627
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 258.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.01° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.48° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.