The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2154
Waxing Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
10:16 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2866
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -21.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.76° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.55° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.