The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2066
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
3:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1777
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.85° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.33° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.