The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2099
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:11 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2186
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / -3.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.88° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.78° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.