The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2154
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 AM
9:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2865
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.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 121.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.80° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.85° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.