The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 1999
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
7:33 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 950
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 147.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -2.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.05° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.78° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.