The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2086
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
9:46 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2025
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 | 50.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.9° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.63° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.98° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.