The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 22, 2066
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:58 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1776
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 126.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.70° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.63° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.9° |
| 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.