The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 1961
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
9:49 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 479
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 | 39.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -7.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.32° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.62° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.