The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 1930
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
2:58 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 95
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.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.34° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.39° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.68° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.