The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 4, 1997
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
6:13 AM
8:49 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 921
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.5° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.41° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.11° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.9° |
| 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.