The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2153
First Quarter
52.4% 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
2:28 PM
12:25 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2852
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 | 92.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.9° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.52° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.96° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| 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.