The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 PM
4:35 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1530
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 | 151.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.45° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.87° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.