The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 19, 2036
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
7:40 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1406
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.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.60° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.85° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.