The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2078
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
9:50 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 3.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.08° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.53° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.2° |
| 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.