The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2159
Waxing Crescent
0.8% 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
7:56 AM
7:47 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 8.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -4.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.59° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.33° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.