The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 12, 1915
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -92
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.77° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.71° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| 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.