The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2063
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
10:40 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1739
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 4.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.65° / -1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.31° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.