The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2157
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2901
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 274.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.96° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.44° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.