The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2093
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
5:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2111
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.57° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.15° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.