The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 14, 1958
New Moon
0.5% 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
6:10 AM
7:58 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 440
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 148.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 11.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.89° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.90° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.