The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2059
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
9:31 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1688
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.54° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.72° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 177.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.