The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2117
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
8:35 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2408
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.8° / 311.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 3.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.71° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.50° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.