The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 13, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
5:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 157.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.6° / 1.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.02° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.27° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.