The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 18, 2069
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:52 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1813
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 129.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.17° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.55° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.5° |
| 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.