The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 1965
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 527
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 117.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 22.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.88° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.01° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.