The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 1943
New Moon
0.0% 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
6:37 AM
8:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- 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.
Exact values
For Aug 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.58° / 1.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.78° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.6° |
| 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.