The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 1972
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
8:44 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 614
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.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.61° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.63° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.