The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2067
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
11:44 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1790
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.33° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 0.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.15° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.