The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
1:14 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 318
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 | 117.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 16m / -27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.94° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.47° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.