The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 1985
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:05 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 775
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.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.93° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.46° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.