The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2047
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
5:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1542
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 | 306.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.1° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.51° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.18° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.