The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 1981
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
6:23 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 726
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -9.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.67° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.27° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.