The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
4:22 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 219
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 20.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -11.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.13° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.70° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.