The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 5, 1902
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
8:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -253
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.07° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.94° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.0° |
| 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.