The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 1964
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 516
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 96.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.44° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.51° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.