The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2053
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
8:03 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1617
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.88° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.82° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.