The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2096
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
6:03 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2148
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 | 311.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 24.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.56° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.60° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| 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.