The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 14, 2023
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
7:49 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 8.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.17° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.96° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.