The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 1951
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
7:13 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 355
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:28 AM, is deepest at 8:26 AM and ends at 10:24 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 325.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / -1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.80° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 34.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.