The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 22, 2120
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
7:07 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2445
Events on this date
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September equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Autumn begins in the northern hemisphere and spring in the southern.
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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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -2.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.17° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.36° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.