The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2173
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
10:10 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3101
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 | 60.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.29° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.72° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.