The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 17, 2058
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
7:56 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1678
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 7.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.07° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 174.2° |
| 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.