The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 14, 1985
New Moon
0.1% 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
6:46 AM
8:00 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 775
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° 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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 143.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.88° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.43° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 181.6° |
| 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.