The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 1961
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
8:51 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 476
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.58° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.74° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 25.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.