The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 1959
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
8:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 451
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 | 355.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.14° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.72° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.7° |
| 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.