The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 1999
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
9:33 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 949
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 | 32.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -4.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.16° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.44° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.