The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1945
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
11:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 281
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 | 67.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.4° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.73° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.52° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.