The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2177
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
11:51 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 232.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.21° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.73° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.