The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2151
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
6:10 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 299.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.20° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.