The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2085
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2010
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart 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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.85° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.94° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.