The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2010
Waxing Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:05 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1085
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 | 58.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 114.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.13° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.42° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.98° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.