The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 15, 2197
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
9:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3396
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 | 5.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.50° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.42° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.7° |
| 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.