The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2143
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
8:17 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2728
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 | 200.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.2° / 297.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -8.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.96° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.03° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.