The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 26, 2049
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
6:52 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1567
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 159.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / -3.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.16° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.89° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.