The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2198
Waning Crescent
25.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 AM
4:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3408
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 14m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.42° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.92° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.