The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 13, 1942
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
9:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 242
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 Jul 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.42° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.83° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 339.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.