The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2057
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1664
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.2° / 209.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.62° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.63° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.