The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
2:28 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2235
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 | 128.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.1° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 57m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.55° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.83° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.