The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 8, 1991
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
7:42 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 850
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 0.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.28° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.30° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.0° |
| 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.