The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 1954
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
8:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 390
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.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.71° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.76° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| 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.