The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 19, 2153
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
8:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2852
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.17° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.32° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 162.2° |
| 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.