The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 16, 2080
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
9:16 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1948
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 123.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.46° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.52° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.