The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2096
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
7:37 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2148
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 154.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.41° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.28° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.