The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 1929
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
8:32 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 83
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.00° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.74° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.