The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 1, 2011
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1095
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.17° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.25° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.9° |
| 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.