The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2162
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
9:49 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2965
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 | 45.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 14m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.96° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.21° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.