The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2051
New Moon
0.5% 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
6:50 AM
9:13 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1590
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 123.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 16.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.69° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.86° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.