The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2105
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2260
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 | 59.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.84° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.18° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| 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.