The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2033
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1369
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.32° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.84° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.