The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 18, 2050
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
8:35 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1577
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.75° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.73° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.