The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2117
Waning Gibbous
82.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
11:36 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.0%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2408
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.13° / 3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / -3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.04° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.