The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2025
Waning Crescent
36.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
4:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.5%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1270
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 | 285.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 40m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.93° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.48° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.