The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 8, 1994
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
8:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 884
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.49° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.05° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.7° |
| 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.