The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2155
New Moon
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
11:58 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2878
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 | 90.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -27.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.03° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.54° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.