The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2044
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
4:15 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 283.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.72° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.30° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.