The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 12, 1960
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 466
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.97° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.31° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.