The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 16, 1939
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
6:06 AM
8:38 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 204
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.25° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.76° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.2° |
| 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.