The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2097
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
8:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 12.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.19° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.87° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 154.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.