The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1973
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
7:10 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 627
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 | 180.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / 0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.11° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.