The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 23, 2158
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
7:56 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2914
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 10.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.44° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.85° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.