The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 13, 1988
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
9:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 810
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.67° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.12° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.8° |
| 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.