The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2102
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
7:31 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2223
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.3° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 0.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.14° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.55° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.