The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 2192
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
8:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3334
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 130.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.56° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.30° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.