The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 1944
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
5:23 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 268
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.54° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.81° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.60° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.