The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2156
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 AM
6:52 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2890
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 | 336.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.12° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.73° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.