The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 18, 2126
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
8:14 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2518
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 140.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.47° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.85° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.71° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 14.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.