The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 28, 2068
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
8:16 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1800
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 | 354.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.75° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.12° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.0° |
| 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.