The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 1993
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
5:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 874
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 | 311.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 229.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.85° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.44° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.