The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 1972
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 615
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -25.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.42° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.72° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.