The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 17, 2012
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
8:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1109
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 | 0.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.19° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.08° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.