The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 1901
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
7:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -266
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.67° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.67° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.