The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 1958
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
7:45 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 442
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 Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 0.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.66° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.27° / 3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.80° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.