The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 1908
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
8:29 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -177
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 312.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.24° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.99° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.