The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2051
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
1:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1592
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 | 116.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -16.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.65° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.91° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.