The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 1956
Waxing Gibbous
82.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
2:55 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.1%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 417
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 52.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.74° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.52° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.