The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 13, 2197
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:46 AM
8:18 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3397
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.29° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.06° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 4.7° |
| 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.