The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 2105
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 PM
8:06 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2258
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 | 198.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.9° / 298.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.22° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.65° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.1° |
| 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.