The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
6:16 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 21
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 332.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -8.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.78° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.67° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.