The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% 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
7:09 PM
6:16 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 219
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 | 169.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 341.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 51m / -4.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.31° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.35° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.