The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 1940
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
8:16 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 219
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.89° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.02° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.