The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 28, 2171
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 AM
5:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3074
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 | 310.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.38° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.77° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.