The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 2053
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
8:38 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1617
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -1.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.87° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.95° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.