The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 16, 2031
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:20 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -0.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.25° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.26° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.9° |
| 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.