The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 23, 1960
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:41 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 464
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 16.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.62° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.43° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.