The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 2181
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
8:23 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3199
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 10.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.41° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.23° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.46° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.