The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2085
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2012
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.1° / 208.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.64° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.79° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.