The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
5:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 165.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 339.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.45° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.16° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.