The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 2, 2019
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
9:10 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1193
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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jul 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.67° / -0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.69° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.