The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1909
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
7:33 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -164
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 | 11.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 149.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / 2.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.96° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.96° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.68° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.