The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 4, 2016
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
9:08 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 | 2.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 125.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.82° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.92° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.