The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2032
New Moon
0.4% 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
7:05 AM
8:36 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1356
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.67° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.04° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.