The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2147
Waning Gibbous
89.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
10:09 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2779
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 217.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 6.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.18° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.52° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.