The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 9, 2056
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
8:13 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1653
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 140.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.71° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.73° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 195.6° |
| 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.