The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2161
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2952
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.06° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.94° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.