The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 21, 2123
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
8:13 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2482
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.06° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.89° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.