The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2172
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
5:09 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 296.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 15m / 27.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.70° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.85° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.38° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.