The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2032
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1357
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.99° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.09° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.