The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 2054
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1627
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 124.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 18.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.03° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.48° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 324.1° |
| 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.