The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 10, 1983
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
9:37 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 749
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.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.00° / 2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.04° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.