The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 11, 2189
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
8:48 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3297
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 131.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.82° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.12° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.5° |
| 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.