The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 1, 2076
New Moon
0.2% 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
6:14 AM
9:41 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1899
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.84° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.48° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| 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.