The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 13, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
6:17 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -10.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.72° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.09° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 215.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.