The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 1931
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
8:11 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 108
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 46m / 2.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.76° / 0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.15° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.