The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 26, 2166
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3012
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° 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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 138.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.14° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.09° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.