The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2108
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
12:11 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2297
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.06° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.10° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.31° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.