The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 12, 2199
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
2:54 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3422
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 19.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.98° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.33° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.