The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2109
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
9:16 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 9.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.22° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.61° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.