The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2151
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
9:17 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2829
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 121.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -3.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.89° / 4.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.66° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.