The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 4, 2187
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3273
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.65° / 2.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.84° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.6° |
| 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.