The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2069
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:01 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1814
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 | 327.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 200.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 10.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.77° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.79° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.45° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.