The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 1952
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
5:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 367
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 256.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.33° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.16° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.