The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
5:26 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 | 168.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 328.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.71° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.35° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.