The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2050
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
7:11 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1579
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 1.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.67° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.77° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.33° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.