The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 24, 1995
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
7:20 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 899
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 | 359.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 152.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / -2.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.66° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.82° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 23.2° |
| 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.