The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 1972
Waxing Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
10:28 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.5° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.68° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.14° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.