The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2077
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
7:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1913
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 | 342.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.7° / 163.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.18° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.47° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.