The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 28, 2064

Full Moon Buck Moon

99.9% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
29°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.9%
Age
14.3 days
Distance
392,800 km
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1751

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Buck Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 3:11 AM, is deepest at 3:50 AM and ends at 4:29 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.

  3. Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun184.06°
Phase angle4.07°
Illuminated fraction99.87%
Altitude / azimuth-57.1° / 302.8°
Right ascension / declination20h 52m / -18.09°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude310.44° / -0.49°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.21° / 0.88°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude0.57° / 0.24°
Position angle of the axis345.9°
Position angle of the bright limb86.0°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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