The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 28, 2174
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
9:09 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3111
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 | 358.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.51° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.91° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 177.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.