The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 1, 1989
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 823
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 126.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.32° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.94° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.2° |
| 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.