The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 20, 2199
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:35 AM
7:30 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3423
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.46° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.88° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.6° |
| 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.