The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2031
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
8:20 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 136.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.89° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.27° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 332.7° |
| 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.