The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2165
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
11:59 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3002
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 | 78.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.84° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.07° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.