The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 1952
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
4:26 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 367
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 | 287.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.37° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.95° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.