The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 1940
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
6:30 AM
9:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 217
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 | 2.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.88° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.83° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.9° |
| 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.