The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 1931
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
9:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 108
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 | 48.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.59° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.46° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.