The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 3, 1989
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:13 AM
9:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 823
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 110.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.46° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.47° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.