The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 14, 2167
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
8:33 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3025
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.40° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -1.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.90° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.5° |
| 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.