The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2171
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
9:12 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3074
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 122.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.18° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.24° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.0° |
| 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.