The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2173
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
8:58 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 18m / 19.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.75° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.73° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 190.7° |
| 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.