The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 1967
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 553
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.94° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.65° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| 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.