The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2148
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
7:54 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2791
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 146.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 8.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.38° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.41° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.