The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 12, 2129
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
7:30 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2556
Events on this date
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Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 10.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.28° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.59° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.