The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2082
Waning Gibbous
74.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
12:33 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1975
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 | 240.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.49° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.09° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.