The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 20, 2055
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
7:41 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.56° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.65° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.