The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 1933
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 132
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.6° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.82° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.44° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.14° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.