The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 21, 2180
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
8:17 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3187
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 137.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 5.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.19° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.70° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.8° |
| 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.