The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 14, 1901
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
7:23 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -264
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 Aug 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 8.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.50° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.6° |
| 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.