The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 29, 1981
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:46 AM
8:31 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 726
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 11.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.86° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.62° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 224.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.