The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 12, 2184
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3237
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -17.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.66° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.26° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| 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.