The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 8, 2181
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
7:27 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3199
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 3.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.83° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.67° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.