The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 6, 1929
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
9:29 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 80
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.21° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.94° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.0° |
| 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.