The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2115
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
4:10 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2383
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 271.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.58° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.97° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.