The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2080
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
8:38 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1951
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 128.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -9.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.28° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 2.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.35° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.