The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 20, 2074
New Moon
0.3% 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
6:36 AM
7:44 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 354.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.87° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.46° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 150.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.