The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 2159
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 AM
7:19 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 154.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 1.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.49° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.44° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.5° |
| 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.