The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2070
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
8:39 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1826
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.9° / 132.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.56° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.33° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.