The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 29, 2163
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
7:55 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 145.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 6.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.06° / -3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.59° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.