The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2181
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
9:18 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3198
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 290.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 36m / -4.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.05° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.61° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.