The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2001
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
5:36 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 973
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 307.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.03° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.01° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.