The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 2104
Waning Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
4:27 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 294.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.87° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.