The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2101
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2210
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.6° / 279.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 27.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.06° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.29° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.