The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2057
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 PM
6:21 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1666
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.54° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 207.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.