The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2159
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
8:16 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2928
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.36° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.09° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.