The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2021
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
9:12 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1218
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.27° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.35° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.1° |
| 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.