The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2097
Waxing Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
12:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 13m / -27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.18° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.01° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.93° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.