The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
2:59 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3274
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 49.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.85° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.36° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.24° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.