The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 1918
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -53
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 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.51° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / 0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.49° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.