The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2031
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
6:51 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1344
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 | 347.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.72° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.51° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| 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.