The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 1953
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 378
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 133.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.67° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.54° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.