The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
9:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 54.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 118.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -21.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.41° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.63° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.