The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 21, 2028
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
8:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1305
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.14° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.74° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.1° |
| 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.