The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 16, 2129
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:30 AM
9:09 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2555
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.03° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.87° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.