The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 15, 2148
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
8:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2789
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 130.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.47° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.70° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.3° |
| 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.