The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 11, 2048
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1553
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 121.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.55° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.03° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.4° |
| 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.