The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2099
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:51 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2185
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 | 331.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 189.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 40m / 17.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.60° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.51° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.