The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
64.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
12:19 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.6%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1258
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 | 106.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -28.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.32° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.47° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.