The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 2104
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
11:42 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2246
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 04m / -11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.40° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.77° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.