The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 1985
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 775
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 13.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.42° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.34° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.