The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2045
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
10:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 61.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -24.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.74° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.35° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.82° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.