The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2060
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
9:44 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 211.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 303.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 23m / 7.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.05° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.47° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.