The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
4:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 318
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 | 150.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 11.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.86° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.92° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.