The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 13, 2042
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
6:46 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1481
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. 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 Oct 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 59m / -6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.93° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.48° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.41° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| 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.