The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 22, 2161
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
8:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2950
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.71° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.94° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.9° |
| 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.