The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 1928
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
8:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 70
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 10.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.92° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.16° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 160.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.