The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2093
Last Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.02° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.51° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.