The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2155
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 PM
8:38 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2878
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 | 198.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.6° / 312.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 4.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.17° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.92° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.