The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2193
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
8:42 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3348
Events on this date
-
Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 313.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.23° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.53° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.