The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2063
Last Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
3:10 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1740
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 281.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.98° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.61° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.89° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.