The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2051
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1592
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 | 81.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.72° / 3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.50° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.