The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 23, 1968
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:28 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 564
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 136.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.51° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.35° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.0° |
| 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.