The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 1984
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
9:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 760
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 Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.06° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.13° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.