The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 2121
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
8:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2458
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 | 18.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 135.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.67° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.51° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.