The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 6, 2157
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
9:23 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2900
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.77° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.69° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 168.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.