The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 5, 2024
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
9:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1255
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.58° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.8° |
| 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.