The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 24, 2150
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
9:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2815
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.84° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.03° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.