The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2022
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
9:19 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1231
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 | 359.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.69° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.84° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 188.0° |
| 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.