The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 13, 2189
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 AM
9:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,100 km.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 04m / -10.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 212.53° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.82° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.