The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2173
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 PM
10:48 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 231.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / -1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.82° / -0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.21° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.