The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 PM
1:23 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3124
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.6° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.17° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.33° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.