The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2117
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:54 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2406
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 | 350.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.59° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.71° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.1° |
| 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.