The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1993
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
7:06 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 874
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 158.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 0.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.17° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.13° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.