The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2068
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 PM
11:56 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 235.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 294.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.74° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.41° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.