The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2021
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
9:11 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.41° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.03° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.0° |
| 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.