The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 7, 1986
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
9:58 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 786
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.39° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.62° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.