The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2100
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
8:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2196
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 130.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 51m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.67° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.87° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.8° |
| 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.