The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2111
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
8:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2334
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 9.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.10° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.40° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.