The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 14, 2042
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
8:01 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1481
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.26° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / -2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.23° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.