The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2165
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
8:04 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 69% of the Sun is covered at 9:06 AM.
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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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 6.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.01° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.64° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.66° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.