The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2072
Waxing Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
10:04 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1852
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 113.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.30° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.68° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.