The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2016
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
8:17 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1159
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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 6.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.99° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.77° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.