The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 14, 2156
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
7:32 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2890
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.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.69° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.19° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| 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.