The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2134
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
4:09 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 272.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.41° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.78° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.