The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 12, 2181
Waxing Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
9:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3200
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.77° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.39° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.