The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:58 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 18.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.33° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.73° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.