The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 1958
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
7:07 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 441
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 163.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 5.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.77° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.97° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.