The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2040
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
11:50 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.04° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.53° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| 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.