The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 12, 2186
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:49 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3261
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.90° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.81° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.