The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 1980
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
10:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 714
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.36° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.94° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.81° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.