The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2104
Waning Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
3:43 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2247
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.73° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.74° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.6° |
| 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.