The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2138
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2668
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 4.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.45° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.04° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.