The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2056
Waxing Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
10:28 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1654
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 | 53.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.7° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.10° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.80° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.