The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 15, 2004
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:59 AM
8:45 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.65° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.10° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.