The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2168
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 AM
9:08 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3038
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 125.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 19.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.69° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.35° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 225.1° |
| 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.