The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2031
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
5:21 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 313.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 18m / 14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.25° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.64° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.82° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.