The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 12, 1966
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:05 AM
7:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 540
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 | 329.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 193.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.04° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.31° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.