The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2074
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
8:39 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1876
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 0.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.49° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.51° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.