The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 3, 2046
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:22 AM
9:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 25.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.73° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.69° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| 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.