The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 18, 2001
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 972
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.26° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.68° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.