The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 1977
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 675
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 | 3.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.50° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.62° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.6° |
| 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.