The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2180
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3187
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.84° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.73° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.