The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 6, 2081
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:35 AM
9:35 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1960
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 115.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 27.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.31° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.09° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.0° |
| 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.