The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2134
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
12:34 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2617
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.09° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.77° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.