The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 8, 2010
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
7:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1085
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 | 3.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 145.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / -0.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.19° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.91° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.