The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2176
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
7:56 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3138
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.35° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.38° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 333.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.