The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2167
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:09 AM
8:13 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3027
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 6.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.95° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.24° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.