The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2012
New Moon
0.4% 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
6:43 AM
7:09 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1109
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 | 354.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 0.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.63° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.93° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| 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.