The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2146
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
8:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 135.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.30° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 4.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.66° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 7.6° |
| 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.