The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 17, 2023
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
9:29 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1243
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.67° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.34° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 180.4° |
| 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.