The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 12, 2140
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:19 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 138.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 12.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.92° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.33° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.51° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.