The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 26, 2087
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:16 AM
7:06 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 358.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 03m / -4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.50° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.30° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.