The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 9, 2162
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:51 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2965
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 Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.03° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.90° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.8° |
| 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.