The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2026
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
8:42 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 31.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -12.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.11° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.08° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.08° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.