The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2158
Waxing Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
10:19 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2914
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.65° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.71° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.