The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 12, 2072
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
8:08 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 3.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.83° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.38° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.