The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2169
Waxing Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
11:57 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 60.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / 2.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.60° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.24° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.