The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2106
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:59 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2270
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 | 331.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 195.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.86° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.23° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.