The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 22, 2006
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
7:32 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1036
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -1.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.42° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.77° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.