The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
78.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
2:11 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.5%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2569
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.30° / 0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.44° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.