The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 13, 1977
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
7:24 AM
7:49 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 677
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 | 3.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 144.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.23° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.99° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.5° |
| 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.