The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2051
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
12:06 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1592
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 | 93.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.01° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.30° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.