The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 12, 2189
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
9:09 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3299
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 | 27.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 122.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.15° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.05° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.