The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
89.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
3:29 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.5%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 355
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 | 142.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 33.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.29° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.65° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.