The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 16, 1958
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:17 AM
8:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 439
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 | 358.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 33m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.24° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.43° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.