The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 1960
Waning Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
4:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 466
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 | 299.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.67° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.94° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.