The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2157
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
7:47 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2902
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 146.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 6.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.50° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.54° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.