The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 1901
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
6:24 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -264
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 Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 174.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 1.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.14° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.29° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.3° |
| 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.