The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 24, 2139
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
8:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.4° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 8.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.37° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.26° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.2° |
| 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.