The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 31, 2084
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
7:56 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2000
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 2.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.17° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.82° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.79° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.0° |
| 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.