The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
4:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 160.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.6° / 345.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.00° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.34° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.