The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 1956
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
8:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 416
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.86° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.03° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.