The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 10, 2026
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
7:31 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 152.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.86° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.22° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.