The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 1902
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
7:07 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -251
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 2.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.51° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.12° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.6° |
| 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.