The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 1900
Waning Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
11:31 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -276
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.03° / 1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.77° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.