The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 29, 2117
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
6:27 AM
9:31 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.88° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.04° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| 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.