The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 1964
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
8:38 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 516
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 131.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 32m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.18° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.07° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| 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.