The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 1, 1957
New Moon
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
12:09 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 429
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.63° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.74° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.