The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 1, 1943
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
9:09 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 255
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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 123.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.89° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.16° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.00° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.