The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 12, 2113
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
9:00 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2356
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 23.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.60° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.50° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.