The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 1957
Waning Gibbous
65.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
1:15 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.6%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 429
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 | 251.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 283.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.52° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.85° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.