The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 12, 2170
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
9:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 17.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.93° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.44° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.