The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2028
Waning Crescent
43.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.4%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1307
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 | 277.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 273.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.11° / 2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / -2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.95° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.