The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 10, 2002
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:41 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 984
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.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.21° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.22° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.3° |
| 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.