The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 29, 1973
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:39 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 625
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 | 358.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.65° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.57° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.9° |
| 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.