The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 30, 2179
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
6:49 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.10° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.66° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.