The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2134
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:31 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2616
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 25.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.31° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.45° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.6° |
| 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.