The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 13, 1983
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
11:59 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 751
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 | 85.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -22.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.33° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.92° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| 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.