The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 14, 1969
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
9:33 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 576
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 115.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 25.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.84° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.44° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.6° |
| 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.