The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 17, 2156
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
9:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.41° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.52° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.9° |
| 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.