The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 1, 1940
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 AM
6:25 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 220
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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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Oct 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 40m / -4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.91° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.71° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.