The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 1945
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
11:40 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 281
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 | 78.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.63° / 2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / -2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.31° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.