The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 14, 2007
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
6:01 AM
9:35 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1046
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.93° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.93° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.0° |
| 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.