The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2016
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
8:32 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.32° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.33° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.