The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 1951
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
8:55 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 353
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.46° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.56° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.