The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2105
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2258
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 52m / 12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.85° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.30° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.