The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, August 11, 2113

New Moon

0.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
68°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.1%
Age
0.1 days
Distance
391,300 km
Apparent size
30.5′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
2358

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  2. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

  3. Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered

    All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun0.81°
Phase angle175.96°
Illuminated fraction0.12%
Altitude / azimuth58.3° / 125.4°
Right ascension / declination9h 34m / 18.61°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude139.79° / 3.94°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.06° / -4.96°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-176.13° / 1.23°
Position angle of the axis19.7°
Position angle of the bright limb217.3°
Apparent magnitude-4.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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