The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 11, 1904
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
7:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -227
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.93° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.34° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.