The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2149
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
8:41 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2804
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 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 9.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.21° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.00° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.