The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 13, 1969
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
8:59 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 577
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.68° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.84° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| 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.