The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 1919
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
7:26 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -40
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / -5.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.04° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.82° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.5° |
| 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.