The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 1902
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
3:58 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -251
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.8° / 32.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.84° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.41° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.