The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 15, 2178
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.02° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.25° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.3° |
| 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.