The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
3:43 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2235
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 | 141.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 31.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.14° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.65° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.