The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 2071
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
9:53 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1838
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 9.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.79° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.98° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.