The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 13, 2078
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
11:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1926
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 2.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.40° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.13° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.