The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
5:01 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 165.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 334.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.38° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.72° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.