The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 31, 2160
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 AM
7:48 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 146.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 3.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.53° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.99° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.6° |
| 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.