The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
7:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1245
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 | 344.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.7° / 160.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 34m / 13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.29° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.73° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.