Moon Phase for Wednesday Aug 16th, 2023
The current moon phase for today is the New Moon phase.
On this day, the moon is -0.06 days old and 0.01% illuminated with a tilt of 108.17°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 406,618.12 km and the moon sign is Leo.
The Moon phase for today is the New Moon phase. In this phase, the moon is positioned between the Sun and Earth and is 0% illuminated (i.e the moon is not visible to us in the sky).
Due to the alignment of the Sun, the Moon and Earth, the side of the moon that faces Earth is left in complete darkness. In technical terms this is referred to as a conjunction or Syzygy.
Also, during the New Moon phase, the moon rises and sets at around the same time as the Sun. This brings to the moon too close to the glare of the Sun for us to see the moon with the naked eye.
Fun fact: The moon can’t emit its own light, it can only reflect the light from the Sun’s rays. Since there is no sunlight during the New Moon phase there is nothing to reflect, so the moon becomes completely dark and unable to be seen in the sky.
Moon Phase Details – Aug 16th, 2023
Phase: New Moon
Moon age: -0.06 days
Moon illumination: 0.01%
Moon tilt: 108.17°
Moon angle: 0.49
Moon distance: 406,618.12 km
Moon sign: Leo
The New Moon is the first lunar phase, occurring when both the Sun and the Moon have the same ecliptic longitude. During the New Moon phase, the lunar disk is invisible to the naked eye, except when it is silhouetted during a solar eclipse.
For many decades the New Moon term was used o describe the first visible crescent of the Moon after its conjunction with the Sun. This thin waxing crescent is observed for a short period as the Moon gets lower in the western skies after sunset.
You can consider the New Moon as the opposite of a Full Moon.
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