The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 13, 1960
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
3:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 466
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 266.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.92° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.52° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.