The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 2051
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
8:01 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1592
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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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 141.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.42° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.08° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.1° |
| 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.