The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, November 13, 2118

New Moon

0.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
26°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.2%
Age
0.2 days
Distance
356,900 km
Apparent size
33.5′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
2423

Events on this date

  1. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

  2. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.

Exact values

For Nov 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun3.14°
Phase angle174.39°
Illuminated fraction0.24%
Altitude / azimuth25.6° / 173.8°
Right ascension / declination15h 22m / -23.29°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude234.16° / -4.64°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.09° / 6.91°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude176.68° / -1.36°
Position angle of the axis14.1°
Position angle of the bright limb342.5°
Apparent magnitude-4.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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