The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2074
Waning Gibbous
58.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
1:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 260.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.05° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.71° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.