The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2158
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
1:13 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2915
Events on this date
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Venus 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 | 247.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 291.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.60° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.12° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.