The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 22, 2131
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
8:37 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 134.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.57° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.46° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.8° |
| 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.