The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2149
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:00 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2802
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.05° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.54° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 189.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.