The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 4, 2198
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3408
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.00° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.26° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.