The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2116
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
11:50 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2396
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.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -27.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.62° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.72° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| 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.