The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 1969
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 AM
9:21 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 578
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 | 46.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.4° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 20m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.66° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.84° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.