The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 31, 1905
New Moon
0.3% 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
4:53 AM
7:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -216
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 172.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.85° / -2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.86° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| 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.