The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2170
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
6:48 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 292.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.97° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.