The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 1999
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
11:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 949
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 | 66.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.2° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -15.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.72° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.12° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.77° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.