The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2102
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
7:54 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 12.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / -5.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.61° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.32° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.