The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 25, 1976
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
8:07 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 664
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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 140.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.35° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.54° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.9° |
| 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.