The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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
7:41 AM
7:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1135
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 | 4.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 146.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.08° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.00° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.