The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2089
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
3:14 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2062
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 46.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.80° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.32° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.