The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2103
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 24.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.00° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.10° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.