The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 1936
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
7:18 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 169
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 152.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / -1.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.83° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.95° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.8° |
| 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.