The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 18, 2077
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:55 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1913
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 127.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.17° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.53° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.69° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.