The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 24, 2060
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
7:37 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1704
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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 147.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / 1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.43° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.94° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 218.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.