The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 20, 1903
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
6:16 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -239
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.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Sep 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 180.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 2.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.03° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.14° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.