The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 19, 2161
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
7:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2953
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -2.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.45° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.50° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 12.9° |
| 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.