The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1976
Waning Gibbous
60.3% 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
11:48 PM
1:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 664
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 | 258.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 279.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.16° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.64° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.