The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 19, 2115
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
8:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2382
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.82° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.06° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 159.2° |
| 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.