The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 1913
New Moon
0.1% 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
5:18 AM
8:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -116
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.3° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.10° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.31° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.7° |
| 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.