The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 15, 2098
Waning Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
12:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2173
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 | 236.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 295.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.72° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.45° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.