The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2085
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 301.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 247.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.92° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.35° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.