The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 1910
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
8:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -153
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.3° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.80° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.71° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.