The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
7:06 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1208
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 | 335.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 179.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.41° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.27° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.