The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 25, 2136
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
7:16 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2643
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 154.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.49° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.96° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| 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.