The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2038
Waning Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
9:03 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1431
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 | 204.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 2.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.04° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.17° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.24° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.