The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 2022
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
9:13 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 355.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.03° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.49° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.