The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 1, 2000
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 AM
9:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.13° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.52° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.9° |
| 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.