The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 15, 2107
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
6:44 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 16m / 6.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.57° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.31° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.