The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 30, 2144
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2741
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.70° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.64° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 2.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.