The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2067
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:15 AM
8:07 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1788
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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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 | 355.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.37° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.91° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.6° |
| 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.