The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 1954
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
6:53 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 392
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.1° / 332.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 05m / -0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.88° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.