The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2179
Waning Crescent
32.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
4:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 290.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.90° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -1.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.11° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.