The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 15, 2115
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
6:40 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2383
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.07° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.63° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.