The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2128
Waxing Crescent
1.6% 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
7:38 AM
9:32 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2543
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 13.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.23° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.78° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.