The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2142
Last Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2717
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 21.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.44° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.14° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.