The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2042
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
7:20 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1480
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 | 341.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 167.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 14.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.08° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.31° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.