The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 15, 2042
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:51 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.00° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.48° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 191.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.