The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 24, 2120
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
8:19 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2445
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 136.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 29m / 7.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.23° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.32° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.