The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2001
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
4:41 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 973
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 23.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.76° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.79° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.