The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2085
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
11:47 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2011
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 | 76.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.5° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 16m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.48° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.37° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.