The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 18, 2039
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
7:21 AM
8:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1444
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.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 138.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.66° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.47° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| 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.