The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2085
Waning Crescent
32.8% 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
1:06 AM
4:14 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.8%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 290.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 260.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.91° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.13° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.