The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 13, 2012
Waning Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
6:05 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1109
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 197.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.14° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.47° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.