The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2183
Waning Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
5:26 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3224
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 227.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.52° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.65° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| 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.