The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2043
Waxing Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 PM
3:04 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1493
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 | 137.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.3° / 45.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.75° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.30° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.