The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 20, 2172
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
9:14 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 122.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.07° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.93° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.6° |
| 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.