The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 15, 2072
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
8:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.92° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.07° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.