The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2013
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
7:47 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1122
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 145.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 1.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.41° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.47° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.