The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2070
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
12:00 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1827
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.29° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.70° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.