The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2152
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
6:17 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2839
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.70° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.20° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.