The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2029
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
10:09 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1320
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.72° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.18° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.