The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2119
First Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2433
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 | 95.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.05° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.06° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.