The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 20, 2112
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
6:37 AM
7:45 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2346
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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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 | 354.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 148.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 7.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.71° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.86° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 154.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.