The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 21, 2044
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:28 AM
7:29 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1506
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.95° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.64° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.1° |
| 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.