The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2006
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
8:27 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1034
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 135.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 14.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.94° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.04° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 173.7° |
| 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.