The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2058
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
12:35 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1677
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.70° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.53° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.