The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 17, 1993
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
8:04 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 873
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 9.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.73° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.89° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.7° |
| 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.