The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 1914
Last Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 PM
2:07 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -103
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 289.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.69° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.84° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.