The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 13, 1942
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
8:44 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 240
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
-
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 Jun 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.71° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.50° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.2° |
| 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.