The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2048
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
8:19 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1553
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 12.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.79° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.65° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.