The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 1959
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
7:44 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 453
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 | 354.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 7.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.21° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.55° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| 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.