The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2049
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
8:15 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1567
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 | 193.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.2° / 319.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 5.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.