The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2123
New Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
6:53 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.3° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.94° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.86° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.