The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2047
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1542
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.00° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.54° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.