The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 2173
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
8:09 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 5.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.53° / 1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.87° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| 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.