The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2029
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
8:11 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1318
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 143.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 14.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.96° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.54° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.