The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 1988
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
8:49 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 812
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.73° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.73° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.