The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 21, 2153
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
9:35 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2852
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 | 1.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.63° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.64° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.7° |
| 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.