The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2121
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
7:45 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2458
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 143.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 45m / -3.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.81° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.74° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 324.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.