The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2141
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
8:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2704
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 12.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.44° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.03° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 324.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.