The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2024
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
8:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1257
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.12° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.32° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.2° |
| 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.