The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 1994
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:33 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 886
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.73° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.42° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 339.2° |
| 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.