The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 8, 2124
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:48 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2495
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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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 144.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / -0.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.19° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.51° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.0° |
| 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.