The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 17, 2099
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
9:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2183
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° 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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 26.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.41° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.32° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.4° |
| 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.