The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 17, 2015
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
10:02 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1147
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.06° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.67° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.