The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 1984
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
6:15 AM
9:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 762
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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.10° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.20° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.8° |
| 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.