The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 19, 1925
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:43 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 33
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 14.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.39° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.06° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.