The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 28, 2079
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:24 AM
9:36 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 4.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 22.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.06° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.65° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.