The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 1964
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
9:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 514
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 127.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.30° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.55° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 172.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.