The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 12, 2151
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
9:19 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2828
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 | 5.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 120.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.86° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.25° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.