The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 2097
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.9° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.43° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.33° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.