The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2049
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 PM
11:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1567
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 | 231.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.07° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.60° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.