The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 9, 2143
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
7:51 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2730
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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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / -0.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.79° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.70° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.8° |
| 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.