The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 19, 2066
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
7:16 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 151.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / -3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.18° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.10° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.