The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 6, 1948
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
5:26 AM
9:29 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 315
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 119.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.50° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.24° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.5° |
| 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.