The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1906
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:06 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -202
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 269.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 20.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.19° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.49° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.