The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
7:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1245
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 182.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.43° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.50° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.