The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 20, 2058
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
9:24 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1677
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.37° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.55° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 200.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.