The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2178
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
7:51 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3163
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 | 10.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / -4.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.44° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.53° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.