The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 2165
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3002
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.87° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.87° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.