The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2015
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
7:56 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1147
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 142.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 1.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.75° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.58° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.