The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2116
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
6:23 AM
8:06 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 11.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.78° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.69° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.