The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 2042
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
7:41 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1480
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 | 352.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 150.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 9.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.24° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.54° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.