The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 12, 2200
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
9:18 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3435
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 33m / -9.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.94° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.79° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.