The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 17, 2194
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
9:08 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3358
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.96° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.91° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.2° |
| 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.