The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 1, 1951
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:11 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 355
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° 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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 82% of the Sun is covered at 7:00 AM.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 7.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.94° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.99° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.