The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1918
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:16 AM
7:44 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -53
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.71° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.73° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.2° |
| 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.