The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 1985
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
7:03 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 775
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 188.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.29° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.11° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.