The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2163
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
6:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2975
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 195.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.76° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.42° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.