The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2034
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:46 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1379
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.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.01° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.32° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.