The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2082
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1975
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.7° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.86° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.68° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.