The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 1947
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 AM
7:03 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.1° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.63° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.50° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.