The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 28, 2098
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
9:34 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2172
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 22.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.45° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.84° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.6° |
| 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.