The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1984
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
9:11 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 763
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 | 205.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 3.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.90° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.50° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.