The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 7, 1972
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
7:36 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 614
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° 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.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 148.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.39° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.49° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 26.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.