The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 1911
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
7:30 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -141
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.15° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.74° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 145.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.