The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 19, 2031
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:47 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1343
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 130.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 16.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.87° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.84° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.