The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2119
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
8:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2432
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.09° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.05° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.