The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 1996
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
9:08 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 912
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 | 30.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 123.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -7.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.00° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.70° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.