The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 PM
3:56 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.0° / 29.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -12.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.54° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.85° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.