The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 13, 2186
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:23 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3262
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 135.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / 5.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.50° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.95° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.