The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2168
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
2:46 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3037
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 | 278.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 11.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.89° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.90° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.