The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 24, 2166
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:55 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3015
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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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 1.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.52° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.17° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| 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.