The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 1939
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
7:44 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 207
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 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.69° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.59° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.