The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 12, 2011
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:25 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1097
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 327.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / 1.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.58° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.51° / -1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 6.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.