The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 30, 2038
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:42 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1431
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 55m / 11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.64° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.97° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| 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.