The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2187
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
2:02 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3272
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 262.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.83° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.47° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.