The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 15, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
67.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
12:42 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.5%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2396
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 110.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.45° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.32° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.