The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 1, 1997
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
7:25 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 924
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 Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -1.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.12° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.00° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 206.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.