The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 1915
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
8:10 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -90
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 134.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.04° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.29° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.