The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 15, 2113
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
10:36 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2359
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -15.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.12° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / -3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.38° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.