The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 PM
5:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1530
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 | 162.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.9° / 351.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.44° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.69° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.