The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2083
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
7:50 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1988
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 142.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -3.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.66° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.13° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.