The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 16, 2137
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
8:34 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2654
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.18° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.70° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 156.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.