The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 1990
Waning Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
5:55 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 837
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.41° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.00° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.9° |
| 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.