The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2013
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1122
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.43° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.91° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.