The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 2058
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 AM
6:03 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1678
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.08° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.19° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.