The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 16, 1936
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
7:59 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 168
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 11.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.04° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.70° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.