The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 21, 2131
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
8:04 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2582
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 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / 4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.60° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.13° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.68° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.1° |
| 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.