The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 28, 1908
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
8:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -178
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 142.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 20.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.59° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.69° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.