The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 13, 2156
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
7:13 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 161.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.89° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.96° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.