The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 10, 1942
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 6.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.37° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.13° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.