The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 2172
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
12:15 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 15m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.34° / -0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.15° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.