The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 9, 2132
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
8:16 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2593
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° 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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 9.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.47° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.05° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 198.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.