The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2055
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
3:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 287.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.1° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.10° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.83° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.53° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.