The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 1969
Waxing Crescent
3.6% 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
8:59 AM
8:29 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 578
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / -6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.30° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.29° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.