The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
1:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2283
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 | 109.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.7° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.00° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.60° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.96° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.