The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2078
Waxing Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 PM
12:13 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 103.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.0° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.66° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.72° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.