The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
8:24 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1011
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.14° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.39° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.