The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2111
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2334
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 8.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.45° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.02° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.88° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.