The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 1990
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 837
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 | 280.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 273.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 26.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.07° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.35° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.