The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 12, 2118
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
6:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2420
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 | 321.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.01° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.08° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.