The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 1915
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
6:48 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -90
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 1.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.14° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.98° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.5° |
| 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.