The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 23, 2025
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
8:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1270
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 | 4.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.5° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.72° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.85° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| 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.