The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 1, 2106
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
9:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2270
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.49° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.68° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.