The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2020
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
8:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1209
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 138.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / 5.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.15° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.26° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.