The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2097
Waxing Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
11:20 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2161
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 | 79.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.49° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.53° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.