The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 9, 1904
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
6:50 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -227
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 170.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 5.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.35° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.35° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.76° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| 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.