The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2088
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
8:59 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2048
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.34° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.65° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.