The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 22, 2196
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
7:22 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3386
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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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / -7.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.15° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.33° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.