The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2058
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
9:02 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1678
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 | 4.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 15.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.04° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.89° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| 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.