The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 22, 2055
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:32 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.27° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.33° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 167.6° |
| 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.