The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
6:18 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1122
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.2° / 343.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.46° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.82° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.