The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 1940
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
8:24 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 217
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 13.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.79° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.44° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.6° |
| 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.