The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2135
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:07 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2630
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.98° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.66° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.8° |
| 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.