The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 19, 2039
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
8:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.14° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.70° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.7° |
| 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.