The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 8, 2146
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:03 AM
8:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2764
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.63° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.70° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.4° |
| 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.