The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 1946
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
8:16 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 293
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 | 196.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 307.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / -2.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.92° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.