The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 1972
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
9:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 615
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 | 55.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.82° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.23° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.36° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.