The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1917
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
4:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -66
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.80° / -2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.95° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.