The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 7, 1913
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
11:02 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -115
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.43° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.40° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.52° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.