The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 16, 2096
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
8:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2149
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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Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 141.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / 5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.24° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.51° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.1° |
| 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.