The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1971
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
5:52 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 602
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 | 316.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.45° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.19° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.